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TIE OFFICIAL RECORD


OF tho Proposition to Eoturn tho Rebel bas,
i 55H 9tVst tic Flags.
Z WASHINGTON, D. g., June 1.-THE Off.
cial record Of the presentation Of tho battle
fsg proposition to tho PRECEDENT consists
Of the following letter from Adjutant
General Drum, and Its endorsement by
Secretary Endicott: 5
WAR DEPARTMENT.. \
ADluTANT GENERALS OFplcr,
RAsnlNoToN, April 50, 1857,
Hon. William c. Endicos, Secretary Of. Var:
I'havo the honor TO state that there arc
now 4: in this 81 Office lstorei in
one OF tho attic rooms of the blildins)
a number OF Union flags Il captured
In action bat recovered on the iall OF tho
Confsderaey aad forwarded to tho War
Department for ss!s keeping together
with a number Of Confederate lags, WHICH
were placed in our hands during tho late
civil war. While in the past iayor-
able action has z: always b6en
teken on application propsrly supported,
for tho :sturn OF Union laga to. the or
gapiz atoms representing the survivors Of.
military regiments IN the eerylce OF the
government / beg TO submit that il veEld
be graceful to anticipate further rcquests
Of this nature and venture to suggest
the propriety OF ret4rniug all flags Union
and Contedtrste) 10 ths authorities Of tho
respective States in which regimenta
which bore these colors were organized,
for such final dispoai.ion IS thoy may de-
termina. "a u f3 a 3 I Z
While in some Of the civilized nations
OF the Old world trophies taken in
wars neaiast foreign enemies have
been carefully preserved and CT.
hlbited as proper mementocs OF the
nations military gloriss, wise and
obvious reasona have always excepted
IRON tho rule evidences OF the .psrt inte-
necine trc2bles which, by appeals to the
arbitration Ct sword, have dsstntbsd the
peaceful ua,chy Of peopie to It's destiny.
Orer tEchty yearn haye elapsed 6inceth
TERMINATION Of The civil war. Many OF tho
prominent leaders, ll:i! and military Of
tho lata Confederate States, gro now
honorcd representatives OF tho peos
pie in Tho 2 National councils, OF
III other eminent 4 positions, lend
tho did Of their talents to the ,wiGe sdmin.
istration Of the affairs OF the whole coup:
try and the people of the several States
composing the Union, are now united
traading the broader road to Q glorious lu'
ture. at:;s t8t.55EEI
s1Imnya,sed vith these facta. I have The
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Deutl, of MI Insane Soldier.

Special Dislatch 70 Nk Inltlllgc1tcef. w
WESTON, wa, June l7.-ohristian
Wolf, sged go years, died in hall No. ! q.
the Insane Asylum yesterday evening.
He was from Ohio county and has been
an inmale Of tho Asylum fourteen years.
His remsins were inferred to-day under
the auspices Of Morris Post 6. a. 3. at
this nlscn n 49, sitS-i ft & III II. t9.
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To tho IlItter End.

CulcAao, June l7.-Both parties to the
building dispute are now more determined
than ever to hold out to the bitter end
since yesterdays meeting, and though the
bricklayers have not yet discharged their
arbitration committee, they are becoming
more and more averss to its taking any
action. The fight has now, narrowed down
10 simple matter Of endurance. }.s
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Steamship Founders.

u
OWEN SOUND, ONr., June 1.-THE Cau-
ade Pacific Railway steamer Arthabasks
which left for Port Arthur Tuesday ran
ashore on the northwest point Of Isle Of
Canes, Georgian Bsy, yesterday morning.
The steamer Anderson brought her pas.
sepgers, sixty-dve in number, and baggage
to Owen Sound. The steam barge Chsa.
herlain attempted to release the Arths.
hssks, but it was found that the steamer
wac too hard aground. She will transfer
the Arthabaske'a load OF thirty thousand
bushels OF wheat and other freight, and
efforts will be again made to release her.
The steamer lioa in about two feet Of
water at bow, and deep wstsr at the stern,
but is in the neighborhood Of reels. Her
hall Is reported uniujated. 40 ~
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TWENTY LIVES LOST.
MICHIGAN LAKE STEAMER
Tnkos Fire aud Is Totally Destroy
lsnpldity Of tho conaagsa,,sa Prevents
tho Lowering Of Boats-Destruotive NJ
M Tornado In Dnkota--Liyes Lost,

C1icAao, June 1.-THE steamer Cham
plain, ol the Northern Michigan Line, wal
destroyed by Are shortly after midnight
this morning, Of Charleyolx. h
The most alarming rumors are aaoa
concerning the loas OF liic, bu. at the
present writing 1t Is stated, on authority
Of a dispatch from the Captain, that ter
or twelve persons were drowned In at
tempting to swim ashore from the burn.
ing boat. IN. lSE%S'fjp
At noon the officers OF the company
could tell nothing beyond what is con.
tained In the foregoing. N,
The Ohamplstn left here last Tuesday
at p. NJ, bound for sheboygan, with a
full load Of freight and IN average mum.
ber Of passengers. The passenger list Ia
as followe-es. far RS known at the coftfs
pany's Office in this city: Mary Andersou.
Traverse City; Mary Wakefield. Obarla.
voix; Win Samson, Mackenzie; Ella VII.
con, Petoskey; George Miller, Oharlevoix; ;
Mrs. Ella Smith, Charlevoix; Mrs. Brad.
ford, Charleyoix; Jsmes Bishop, Charlie.
yoix; Ira Biehop, Canada, fret mate; Jim
Thorpe, second mate; Martin LeBssu,
Chicago, stewart; Henry Brennan, Obi.
cago, clerk. The crew consisted OF from
twelve to fifteen hands. The clerk, Henry
Bremen, Is the only member OF the crew
known to have been lost. Mr.. Bremen
lived in this city, on the North Side. "
Oharlevoix Ia at the upper end OF the
lake about sixty miles from the Straits.
r. TWENTY LIVES LOST.
A special from Charlevoix, gives the
following particulars OF the burning Of the
steamer Ohamplain: As 49,is N,
The fire started in the firemau's room
from lamp explosion. So rapidly ,lid
the flames spread that the steamer had 10
be abandoned In ten minutes, and before
the boata could be lowered, Fifteen to
twenty lives are known to have been lost.
The list Of lost so far as ia known ia AS fol.
lows: aH&.5,s 80 1l71
Mrs. Ella Cooper Smith, Chsrleyoix:
Mr.. George Wesley, and Captain Lncas
Petoskey /; Robert Wilks, Charleyoix, iour
Indian deck handa; one cabin boy two
children of Martin Bow; four white deck
hands, names not known; Clerk Henry
Brennan, OF Chicapo; MIR. Russell, corset
manufacturer, Of Jackson, Mich; Mrs. N.
Kehoe, Chicago.
The saved are: John b1cOaffrey, enri.
neer, badly burned; Mabel Kehoe. Mrs,
5ack &C En- ingalls,, h Marten q Bow, steward, and
mate; Stephen Withere. Crosa VILLAGE, |,
James Bellgar, Liverpool; !; ;James Mckay,
watchman, Canada. TEX ssE75 $ -
The following were picked up after be.
ing nearly two hours in the water: Cap.
tain, z. Casey; Antoine Sparrow, fire.
man; Fred: Weialey, Nina Wilson,, Pc
toskey; Mary Wakefield, Charlsvoi1; !;
George ". Miller, Mrs. Harrison Bedford,
3. ": Albright, Of sheswin, Williams i
Co., Chicago. 5 ~ q : :
The bodies Of Mrs. Smith, Captain Lu.
cas-, Petoskey, the two Bow children, ?.
n. Mckee, Charlevoix, and five others
IN hknb buSa =, NJ taa1, ;Snrk;s,l l..1.
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.ARMOUR,S HAND (
In the Recent Whcat Panie-overthrow OF
e Il. az tho CliQuo. III ~ *. Y.

IN inc accent wheat PnnIc-OverthroW OF
Is n. tho Clique. "
n NEW YoRe, Juno l7.-Tho Time, to-day
printa the following: Though earnest ef.
iorts were made to the vary close of tho
big wheat deal in Chicago TO convince the
public that P.aD. Armour was largely in.
terestod as partner with the clique, no.
body any longer suspects that he had any
such relation to 1t. ~ Z
8 There are reasons Tor believing, indeed,
that he not only was not q partner, but
that he was, In q quiet way, the most ef-
fectiva opponent the clique had. ( Some
very interesting stories arc floating around
Wall st:eet, which namo him as
responsible Tor tho sensational { col.
lapse Of the now famous corner,
Private dispatches from Washing.
ton add strength to this theory and con.
meet MIR. Armour In come exceedingly siQ.
ni6cant transactions With q Washington
stock brokerage house having connections
in Wali street, house that in many past
deals has been cloeely identified with MIR,
Armour's interests In thtu houge, It an.
pears, was set In motion demand for IN
official investigation by the Treaeury Ds.
psltnent Of the status OF certain W estern
National banks quoted as involved In the
wheat corner. The Controller listened to
statements that were quito strong enough
ahd explicit enough 10 warrant him in or.
derine an investigation, and official exam.
inere wore hurried from Warrington to
overhaul tbs accounts Of the suspected
hankD. 4 X KS Z. ,.i;ii l5l
a The Fidelity National bank, Of Oincin.
nati, Of whose relstions to the wheat cor
ner a good deal has been said, and the
Mercantile National bank, Of Cleveland,
were the banks accused. The examiners
started ;weat, but hotween the time ol
their aaaignment to this particular duty
and tae time OF their arrival at their des,
eination, just as soon as the news Of their
trip leaked ont, Chicago was ehaken BY
by the bursting Of the boom. It ia very
hard to beat Phil Armour. 537|' 5gs7,|.'
The Washington and New York firn
suppoaed to 10 referred to by the atorlet
from Washington Is the Stock Exchange
house OF Green & Bsteman. Said tht
wary Commodore Bateman to inquisitiye
visitor: III Mr.. Armour has any affairs ht
wants talked about ha probably is twillin,
to do the talking himself. His address il
I Chicsgo. Excuse me" Despite MI
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The duiberate murder OF armother by
her tweve.year old son, Is too horrible
Thing 20 believe. Yot no less crime Is
laid upon an Ohio boy, and the circum.
ssances seem to warrant the ugly charge,
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Mn. RANDALL is trying hard to save his
party from being destroyed by Its FREQ
trade clement In other words, trying to
save his party from itaelf. It Is becoming
increasingly uncomfortable for protec.
tionists in that organization. S]4aG. y
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Ap!urANr GENERAL RuB.A.Dun.DuD was
In alnos. 40 great n hurry ea the President
to send the flags South for their health.
Suppose We make the ticket Cleveland,
Drum and the Fnrlcd Flag. @,.f
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TERRIBLE TORNADO
At Grand Forks, Dnkota-n1nny Lives Lost
L.--- md HuIllInrR DestrnyeI llsl -.

" ~ .nn , an,,,,ns wno.n-a.any lives 'v. .. Lost Lost
cn,xn Tonrs 1ss nss Ds1t.ossu, I.,,- -,
GRAND FORKS, DAK., June l7.-This
city was visited with destructive tornado
Yesterday afternoon. The gtorm came .,r,D
}rom the vest and travelled dpe % seat e"Auo "4o
Twenty-Five or more buildings. includ.
ing the Catholic Church aad Uniyersitv of
North Dakota wero blown to the gro,,nd 4.
The lebratory and musauno in tso I NM
yercity wero almost totally deatroyed he.
sides hundreds Of smaller 4 awellines sIore.
houses and ahe1s, pha follow9nvy, "eu wave
1nother of Mira. Folleit Flora s,arh;-J 10 = s1s 20
years old, = Gummerson, a man, man IL II
Gsst Grand Forko. Tho nerjonsIy % in;nrad ID
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Ounrrele,l mt a Dance.

AH MISDES, Mich, June 17.-Norman Nc
Leod was fatally utabbed with a dirk
knife this morning by Nelson Oole. Both
were participatsnts in a dance last night,
and had quarrelted over a dance number,
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The I Loss Of the Wheat CLIQUE,

CHICAGO, June l7.-An evening paper
Gays: The principals Of the late wheat
clique are estimated losers to tho extent
Of s4.o00oOO to $4,000 Thoir follow.
era and toola are losers fully the came
amount. Roughly calculated the col
lapse IN Chicago represents about SIC, ,0OO,-
009 to all concerned on the losing side.
While the future Of the clique ia uncer-
tain the future of wheat ia not so easily
established. Theb best memb bera on Change,
regardless Of whether they have been
fighting with horns or claws in the past,
think that there can and will bo no
further sharp decline in the price for two
very good reasonsi Firat, that the grain is
worth the present hsures, and second,
that the men with money in Chicago can
not afford to see any further decline. l.2s
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Parher.oursaer Fined and Jailed.

Special Dispatch 10 t.c Inttllioencer. 4. y
PAnKEnDuRa, W.VA, June 17.--Simon
Rose, young man OF this county, has
been fined one hundred dollars and sent
to jsil for ten days at Pomeroy, Ohio, for
selling tickets for chance distribution. 4
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NOT GOING TO go.
ALTHOUGH SOUTHERN STATES
Would be Glad to lIavo Thor flngs, They
VIII siny Whore They Are-Ths Now
York Press on the "Return"-The
presidsnt Has Put His Foot In 1t. &

N,,,, y,,, 1,.. A.
NA" io1A' 'uue i''htior ~ 'he lsouo u
Of the Pfesidenta letter to the Secretary OF
War reecinding the order for the return Of
tho llase. the World addressad telouraph.
T. ;,or;., " .ha n.....s. =, ..s.n ots,.
- 'n4r' ~ 'n' uo.e'noi " es''y olh'o
IN the unlon.aaklng Tor his views upon the
order. ,}tt tis. IN 573 ~ r
Tho followinu waro omoro thosa "a.
,ca,vod Loot ,,,ht. '."'1 80 ! =, ~
so''eu ''''' '"'' nisus'
@.lfi MONTGOMERY, ALA, June IL.
TO Tie Editor Of tie World: si
Comnlyino with vonr reores. 7 o,va yor
the ioIlowiny iettsr 90 amho,lvino tSs
yiowa Of the Governor on The nronnsit;on
10 return Snnthern hai,le Gava. N1F>'"'S"-
: ''''"' g., y .,'. S.
,so,rs!.a. onahs "a houIt't ort'Gs: 20 ',s.-
:, 1noT,eoas",' ", nhA' 'a"e ~ 100.
Hon: y. y. E!nd!cose, SECRETARY Of Var,
S Washington, u. C.:ir&s N5lFlgl30@s
-siK:-f acknowledge communication
from Gen. r. g. Drum, Adiu.sut General,
rendering the haga In the War Office at
Washington to the late volunteer organi.
cations Of the State OF Alabama. The
etalWart forms OF thoa3 who upheld the
standards are asleep in death, or nre bro
ken by wounds, by diseaso and by mex.
orable fate. Tho tender gray Of this hour
may not reach the dull, cold ear of death,
but 1t Will gladden. inanylaa old heart
!, Z I;s Iose oeas was oncs 30 strong anu u VIII
dim With ara gs ';i,hs awinl % cbssm sf oi thst st
bloody time, in which was devoted the
best blood Of our country, reopens for an
instant, and out Of 1t emauates not the
martial spectre OF Curtius but the shining
figure Of the angel peace. This lustrous
achievement hGa about II the quality
which blesssth him that gives and him
that takes. Indeed, 1t doth become our
Union even more than Gettysburg or 4p.
pomattox. The bsosd ensign OF the Re.
public fl oats triumphantly above the dome
oi the ancient Capitol Of the Confederacy
at Montgomery. An insult 10 it would
awaken war cry tho like OF which has
never been heard before, and the men
who resisted the advance Of that standard
would seek death beneath Its coasec.aLsd
and gsaaiopa folds. 5@
1 The fsgs may bs shipped to The order
Of Colonel A. 3. Garland, Ad;utant GEN
eral OF tho State OF Alabams, at a:out.
80 5s's -. q 7,,1.-'' y
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~ ~ -F ~
blaine In London.

NJ LONDON, Juns l7.-Mr. Blaine and
members Of his family. who accompanied
him on bis trip to E1rope, reached Lon.
don this afternoon. q n, ,,ll7 81
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How mitch better II the President had
found ou. what he could lawfully do be.
fore be attempted to do the other thing.
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Games Abroad,

I at Baltimore-st. Louis, I; Baltimore, 3,
at Phila-Athletic, 8; Cleveland, 2.
i At Phila-Wash'n., lS; phila: 4. a i3. III.
At Indianapolis Pitts, o. Indpp]ia. 4
1 At Chicago-Detroit, 10; Chicago, IA. IL
\ At Boston-New York, Q: Boeton. L /
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The Island Park grounds arc in a beau.
stulf condition. The ladies grand stand
will be furnished with chairs and cush.
lona, and aa the opening game on Monday
VIII be ladies day, when they are admit
ted Tree, It Is expected that the stand will
be crowded. No gentleman. will be al.
lowed IN the stand unless accompanied by
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this letter for the careful consideration |,
will receive at your handa. aass
g VaYv ttnlv vonrp iFIsaIF. Hlts .lUtiTl

Very truly yours, g, &{'ot5.s'is
ER. q. DRUM, Adjutant General.
. The endorsement Of the Secretary OF
War upon this letter is as follows: ,aj,N
X Wan DEPARTMENT, May 20, 1887. y
The within Recommendation ! 10 ap.
proved by the President, and the Adjutsnt
General will prepare le.tors to the Cover.
nora oil those States whoae troops carried
the colors and Hsgs now In this Depart.
ment with tho offer Ia return them ss
herein proposed, tho history OF each llsg,
and the circumstances oiits capture or re-.
capture to be given. ,&B a@@l.7l15
%'Es WILLIAM @. EHplcorr,
Secretary Of War.
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i MRs. NINA NEuER, the German poetsss,
cyea, cleans and curls ostrich feathers In
the best manner. No. So Twelfth street. \
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The Country "Piionom.n

sReaal Di'paieh 70 the lntellacneer. ;, 4 Is
AKRON, O., June l7.-Akroa defeated
Mansfield to-day in a rather close game.
The Akrons put new pitcher, sisler, in
the boz, He came from a country team
and had never pitched in a professional
team before. His work was excellent both
IN the box and at the bat. Score: ,g,7
Z, @ @lnninga" 2$ss4f1 CTS
aans1eld ,@.~....~...-.. ! 10 % olTO 0 o. 8
= Earned 5runs-Akrou, 8; ManB6eld, 5.
Base hits-Akron, Ia; Mansfield, Is.
Home runs--Akron, IL; Mansfield, l..
Errors-Akron, 4; Mansfield, s.. Struck
out-,by, Sisler, I. Il .g; VI
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Ghe 1ptelliQe11rtr,.;. !.
ouloo, Nos. 40 and a7 Fourteenth Street.

PER&O Ms tcapiHo he ety. for tM season. and sum.
mr. haYlu,, can hare Hs DAILY ls1EIiIoEscKA
matted TO shoh, posipcid, for G5 etnts pr month, The
pdtlrtn beiug changed ds often o. desired. f
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J. B. GORDON, Governor
Z: BATON Rouag, La, June 16.

To The Editor Of The .Worldi
Z l think tho Southern battle flags should
be returned. Tho sections have bcen
gradually tending toward peHcs and ira.
ternnl relstions, and the return OF these
flags, endeared to the heroic men who
them by associations OF home
and battle, will further strengthen the
bonds Of the nation. have esked their
return 10 the various commands in this
State, and the occasion will be made eas
Of rejoicing. e
q s. D. McENERY, Governor.
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GRAND Army Of the Republic badges
need not be melted just yet. ThOre Is no
law 10 compel 1t. Hh3 aat A.t 1
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TIE Mugwumps will have to defend
their pct ID this, too, for do they not hold
that the King eau do no wrong? N
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y s. D. McEsERY, Governor.
RICHMOND, VA, Jun

70 The Editor Of the Wdrlai n Is t5i
I reply to your telegraph by psyiny that
tho action Of the Government in ordering
a return Of the Southern battle flags is re-
garded aa proof that, in tho opinion oi
the Executive, the Southern States can
preserve the memories Of :as past and
still do their whole duty as co-equsl Gt:tes
10 Q common union iu the present and In
tbs fututs, FlrzuUau LEE, Governor.
RALEIGH, h. O., June 16.
TO The Editor Of The World; ~ q
q It Ia tho best possible disposition Of the
nass aud gives great satisfaction to us.
E. NJ. SCALES, Governor.
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3 Impressed with these iacts, I have the
bopor To submit the suggestion made to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-24
Increasing Wool Rates.

The Executive Committee OF the
Transcontinental Association is now
10 session at st. Louis, arranging the
necessary details for opening the bu-
reau at Denver. Chairman J. s
Leeds has not yet assumed charge Of
the associations business, but will be
r. adv to commence work by the first
of the year. His first duty will be to
announce officially the new cas- bound
taritfs-those west bound having al
realty been published. The Califor-
mia Representatives of transcontinental
lines have been careful of the States
interests, and have so arranged that
the new tariff will not bear very hard
on the Pacific Coast producers. The
present commodity tariff, with few
exceptions, remains as at present,
though the wool rates 20 up about so
per cent, while canned goods will be
given an all-round rate OF 81 to ali
points. In the general tariff there
will be few changes, hough the ninth
class rae will probably be advanced
about Is per cent. In making the
tariff the principle followed was to in
crease the tariff on materials in order
to enable the maintenance OF a low
schedule for the coasts productions.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-24
railroad Personals.

Mr.. ]. HI. Wallace, Division Road
master OF the Southern Pacific Com
pany, went to San Francisco on the
80 p. NJ. train yesterday.
Mr.. 7. M. Sweet, Travelling Passen-
ger Agent for the Southern Pacific
Company, left yesterday at 80 P. NJ.
to spend the holidays in San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. Geo. w. Luce, Contracting
Agent of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, went to San Francisco yester-
day at 80 p. NJ.
Mr.. Mike WEIGH, Jr., Southwestern
Passenger Agent OF the Missouri Pa
cjfic Railroad Company, left yesterday
At 80 p. N. for San Francisco.
Mr.. f. B. Fetten takes Mr.. J. H..
Wallace's place as Division Rcadmas-
ter until the former returns.
Mr.. George r. Peck, Solicitor-Gen-
eral for the Santa Fe Company, re-
turned home yesterday morning.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-24
CRANKY ENGINES.
An old Engineer Talks About
Their Peculiarities.

"An old engineer told me the other
day that locomotives were habitual
oranks. Why lie said, only a
year ago two engines came from the
same shop, were made from the same
castings, were put together by the
same workmen, but one Of the two
engines wouldn't bulge an inch faster
than fifteen miles an hour. while her
companion could easily roll OF sixty
miles an hour under half the steam ii
took to send the other engine fifteen
miles an hour. We crowded every
pound OF steam upon the fifteen-milei
but no. she wouldn't move an inch
faster, although she would draw
four more heavily AIDED freight cars
than the engine that rolled up sixty
miles an hour to her credit. Sudden
" the fifteen-miler came to a dead
stop between stations, and there she
stuck and could't be made to move
again. Almost at the same time the
sixty-miler, on another portion OF the
road. came to dead stop also, and
she couldn't be made to move. Both
engines were drawn back 10 the shop.
were taken apart, examined, put to-
gether again, but no, they could not
be made to move, even under 100
pounds OF steam. Stop running they
would, and stop running they did, al
though both OF them were not year
old. Finally they were broken up
and sohi for old junk. 1t is not al
WAYS tile bright, new engine you see
that il the best. In the roundhouse
we have some old tubs, out OF FASH
ion. that can and do beat the new en-
gines in speed and drawing capacity
every day, and arc always reliable;
You think locomotives are expensive
They used to TO. You can Eat . tine
locomotive pFSadays isr 5000 or
$4,000 tb.t formerly cost $50 GOO to
500 COO. t.snT4tition did il